Played a video of Roman Catholics singing to a statue of Mary as backdrop to once again explaining that the latria/dulia distinction has no meaning or merit. Then commented quickly on the breaking news of Trump’s conviction in New York, then mo…
For Spurgeon, Jesus’ example did not abolish the Sabbath, but it gave Christians an accurate portrayal of Sabbath observance.
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Spent most of the first hour dealing with the changing world of Mormonism in light of comments from the “Ward Radio Show” and the idea of “religious bigotry” in not accepting Mormonism and its plurality of Gods as a Christian church. Looked at a chart about global fertility rates and what the future might hold in light of the collapse […]
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In this video, Justin Peters, Jim Osman, and Chris Rosebrough take a look into the modern Deliverance Ministry movement and the teachings of those involved such as Alexander Pagani, Isaiah Saldivar, and Kathryn Krick.
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This is a follow up to the previous posts in this blog series where I will go through the works of John Owen detailing where he has mentioned Thomas Aquinas. I hope that this series is helpful. In this sixth part, I would like to finish looking at the mentions of Thomas Aquinas in the 7 Volumes of his “Exposition of the […]
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Illumination is not to be confused with revelation. It is commonplace today to hear people speak about private revelations they claim to have received from the Holy Spirit. The work of the Holy Spirit in illumination is not the supplying of new informa…
A Roman Catholic writes: “What you fail to mention is that God appointed that same church to compile the Canon of the Scriptures. Without the role of the Catholic Church- impossible because there was no other church– we wouldn’t have … Continue reading
The Holy Spirit is at work today in the church. There is no denying that. Every Bible believing Christian believes that, however there are disagreements with how the Spirt is working in today.Charismatics believe that the Spirit is working through the …
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One year ago on this day, we said goodbye to Tim Keller. In honor of his passing, I am reposting my original tribute to him below.
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By now, you have heard the sad news. Tim Keller has just passed away.
I still remember the first t…
Romans 2:4 says that God’s kindness leads us to repentance. Many think this is a one-time deal as we come to receive Christ as Lord. I personally believe that God’s kindness will always lead a believer to repentance as he/she goes on in this jour…
Letter 51 in the Jerome corpus. From Epiphanius, bishop of Salamis in Cyprus to John, bishop of Jerusalem: 9. Moreover, I have heard that certain persons have this grievance against me: When I accompanied you to the holy place called … Continue reading
Over at the G3 Podcast, Scott Aniol, Josh Buice, and Virgil Walker discuss the danger of modern day prophecy:
John MacArthur recently preached a two-part sermon on what he calls Macro-discernment over at Grace Church of the Valley:
Ever since I became the president of the Charlotte campus of Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS)—now more than a decade ago—I’ve been committed to a basic practice. It might not seem like much. It’s not anything extraordinary. But I think it has proven…
Over at the Churchmen Podcast, there were a couple of discussions regarding Biblicism.This first one is Brad Klassen with Jerry Wragg and Lance Quinn on various views of biblicism and coming up with a proper definition for the term:This next one has Kl…
This article was originally posted in Issue 116 of the Founders Journal. Theologians frequently distinguish two species of divine grace in the Scriptures: saving grace and common grace. God directs the former particularly to the elect; God showers the latter indiscriminately on all men in general. Saving grace is, as its designation suggests, efficacious in […]
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In the book, The Impossibility of God,[1] the editors present five categories of arguments that they claim disprove God’s existence. One such claim asserts that “a contradiction between two or more of God’s attributes” renders God impossible, as follows: For instance, Theodore M. Drange argues that God as both an “all-just” and “all-merciful” judge cannot […]
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As Christian, the allegorical pilgrim, marched into the river, chest-deep and deeper, he rejoiced with a song: “O grave, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?” This comes from the second part of the Pilgrim’s Progress, where John Bunyan (1628–1688) writes of the believer’s approach to death. When the pilgrim ends the […]
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“My people infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them.” Isaiah 3:12 Starting decades ago, many, especially in the universities, have lost faith in the Western civilization narrative. While this is not necessarily a new phenomenon, few have been the voices in the academia wanting to explore the possible reasons that led to such […]
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“My people infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them.” Isaiah 3:12 Starting decades ago, many, especially in the universities, have lost faith in the Western civilization narrative. While this is not necessarily a new phenomenon, few have been the voices in the academia wanting to explore the possible reasons that led to such […]
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This edition of the Founders Journal puts together articles on a broad spectrum of specific topics but all informed by the big ideas of the Reformed Confessional heritage. Ottavio Palombaro, in addition to having gained a (Th.D.), also gained a Ph. D. in economic sociology along with a BA in cultural anthropology. His expertise […]
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In the doctrines of grace, one of the key teachings is total depravity. This states that man is sinful and corrupt ever since the Fall in the Garden of Eden. There have been many debates on this issue as well books written on the subject.There are thos…
In the doctrines of grace, one of the key teachings is total depravity. This states that man is sinful and corrupt ever since the Fall in the Garden of Eden. There have been many debates on this issue as well books written on the subject.There are thos…
